Centre Had Rice Stocks, But Did Not Give, Alleges Karnataka Minister
NDTV
In July, the Karnataka government launched the Anna Bhagya scheme for only those belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL).
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday that the Centre had stocks of rice available but with a political motive they have stopped it across the country, not only for Karnataka in order to scuttle state's efforts to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme.
On July 10, the Karnataka government launched the Anna Bhagya scheme for only those belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL). Under this scheme, the state government distributes money instead of rice. Under this scheme, an amount of Rs 170 is given to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in return for an additional 5 kg of rice.
"Today when the requirement was there and when they (Central Government) had stocks available they could have given. It was unfortunate...It was done with a political motive...Because of that they now have stopped it across the country, not only for Karnataka...It is done intentionally to scuttle our efforts to implement the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme," said Dinesh Gundu Rao.
